Leather-net clamp



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' W; POGLESONG.

LEATHER NET CLAMP.

No; 250,515. I Patented Dec. 6,1881.

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WVASHINGTON FOGLESONG, DAYTON, OHIO.

LEATHER-NET CLAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 250,515, dated December 6, 1881.

Application filed June 27, 188].

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WAsHINeToN FOGLE- SONG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful machine entitled a Leather-Net Olamp, for holding the longitudinal strips'of leather used in fly-nets while the strings are being put into the same, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a compound clamp in which the longitudinal strips of leather are held, after being suitably punctured, for the purpose of drawing the strings into the same, the object being to expedite the operation and producea-moreperfectnet. I attain the object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure I is a top view of the leather-net clamp. Fig. II is a transverse section of the same on the line 00 ac. Fig. III is an enlarged View of a pair of the clamping-bars.

At Fig. I are represented a series of clampingbars, I, which are of sufficient length to receive between the same the longitudinal straps of a fly-net. and in cross-section are like the letter I. To the bottom of each of these are bolted a series of flanged guides, F, which may be four in number, or less. NVithin these guides are placed the binding-rod T, one only 0twhich is shown in the drawings. The rear bar has a series of projections, at which point the bindingrods are situated. Onto the ends of these rods are placed a clamping-handle, J, held by a nut. This handle has an inclined projection extending over half of its inner surface, which bears against the projection of the clamping bar, and thereby presses them together when rotated in one direction, and when the motion is reversed the bars can be separated.

The clamping-rod may be securely attached to the rear bar, or its bent end may engage the rear surface of the bar.

The faces of the clamping-bars may be parallel, as represented at Fig. II, or the upper (N0 model.)

edge of one may be cut away to the depth it is desirable to have the leather enter the clamp, and the other have a projection suitable thereunto, as illustrated at Fig. III. In this figure is shown a piece of leather as it is held in the clamp.

In using the clamp with parallel faces it is necessary to put pins in the holes punctured for the strings as a means of preventing the leather falling too deep into theolamp. The clamping bars are adapted in width to the form of a horse, widening-from the head to the tail, and the clam ping-bars may be narrowed slightly near the back end, corresponding to the slope of the rum p.

The operation is thus: The prepared shape are placed in the clamp and the handle is turned, and they are thus securely held, and while in this position the strings are drawn through the holes, and this accomplished the net is taken from the clamp in a finished condition.

The nut alone or other device than that of the clamping handle may be used to tighten the clamping-bars.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patout, isl 1. The leather-net clamp consisting of a series of clamping bars, I, with guides F and rods T, in combination with suitable devices for tightening the same, substantially as set tially as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth. WASHINGTON FOGLESONG.

Witnesses:

B. PICKERING, J OIIN HANITOH. 

